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200520 | Driver fined after travelling to Cornwall for a holiday

Driver fined after travelling to Cornwall for a holiday

Driver fined after travelling to Cornwall for a holiday
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Published by Sarah Yeoman at 11:06am 21st May 2020. (Updated at 11:14am 21st May 2020)  read more »

200520 | 87-year-old provided with daily hot meals thanks to community kindness | Camborne

87-year-old provided with daily hot meals thanks to community kindness

87-year-old provided with daily hot meals thanks to community kindness
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Published by Sarah Yeoman at 11:26am 20th May 2020. (Updated at 12:18pm 20th May 2020)  read more »

200521 | 5,000 home-cooked meals dished out to NHS staff across Cornwall

5,000 home-cooked meals dished out to NHS staff across Cornwall

5,000 home-cooked meals dished out to NHS staff across Cornwall
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Published by Sarah Yeoman at 6:38am 21st May 2020.  read more »

Dogs on beaches Public Space Protection Orders Cornwall updated 2020

Dogs on beaches

200514 | Beaches with dog restrictions come into force from tomorrow, Friday 15 May

Beaches with dog restrictions come into force from tomorrow, Friday

Beaches with dog restrictions come into force from tomorrow, Friday

Published by the Pirate FM News Team at 6:19pm 14th May 2020.

By Richard Whitehouse, Local Democracy Reporter  read more »

2019 | Dogs on beaches Public Space Protection Orders Cornwall

THIS PAGE WAS CURRENT IN 2019 IT IS HERE FOR REFERENCE ONLY

What are the current Public Space Protection Orders (Dog on Beaches) in Cornwall?

The current list of PSPO’s shows the PSPO’s that were introduced in 2017, the previous orders and the  read more »

200207 | Mine shaft collapse may have caused 'high radiation levels'

Mine shaft collapse may have caused 'high radiation levels'

Mine shaft collapse may have caused 'high radiation levels'

Published by Sarah Yeoman at 4:57pm 7th February 2020.

Photo: Stock image

It is believed that a mine shaft may have opened up and caused 'high radiation levels' in Cornwall.

The Carbis Bay Crew, a group of cavers, mine explorers, divers and climbers in the Duchy, reported their findings on Facebook.  read more »

180103 | Abandoned Cornish mine may hold clues to uranium clean-up

Abandoned Cornish mine may hold clues to uranium clean-up

960907 | Hot tin mining

The Last Word

7 September 1996

Hot tin mining

Q: In 1889, it was announced that the “only known continuous lode [of uranium
ore] in the world” had been found at the Union Mine in Grampound Road, Cornwall.
Does anybody know what happened to this deposit? There were plans to use the
uranium to replace gold in jewellery. Was this ever done? If so, it would add a
certain frisson to the Antiques Road Show.  read more »

PA19/09625 | Demolition church hall, kitchen block... Change of use alterations existing chapel | Venton League Methodist Church

Hayle

This is a planning application for the demolition of a church hall, kitchen block and link corridor. There would be a change of use and alterations to the existing chapel to provide one three-bed dwelling and three two-bed dwellings and associated garden areas and car parking spaces.

It is for the Venton League Methodist Church, Venton League Row, Hayle.

The application was submitted by CPL Chartered Architects on behalf of Camborne Redruth and Hayle Methodist Circuit.

It reads: “The structures to be demolished are in a poor state of repair and/or do not contribute positively to the character of the historic original chapel building.  read more »

200124 | Restrictions from 1 July to 31 August 10:00 to 18:00; Blue Flag beaches 15 May - 30 September also 10:00 to 18:00

Summary:

  • Harmonised restrictions from 1 July to 31 August (two months) between 10:00 to 18:00 hours daily
  • Except where a beach has Blue Flag status in place, when restrictions will apply for longer, from 15 May to 30 September (four and a half months) between 10:00 to 18:00.
  • There is an exception for Porthchapel Beach near Land’s End where current restrictions will be lifted, as requested by the private beach owner.
 
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200117 | Cornish foodbank gives out 1,700 meals in a session

Cornish foodbank gives out 1,700 meals in a session

Cornish foodbank gives out 1,700 meals in a session

Published by Emma Carton at 8:17am 17th January 2020. (Updated at 4:02pm 17th January 2020)  read more »

200118 | Plans to relax the beach dog bans in Cornwall rejected Plans to relax the beach dog bans in Cornwall rejected

Plans to relax the beach dog bans in Cornwall rejected

Plans to relax the beach dog bans in Cornwall rejected

Published by Sarah Yeoman at 7:00am 18th January 2020. (Updated at 9:34am 18th January 2020)

Written by Richard Whitehouse, Local Democracy Reporter

New restrictions for when dogs can be taken on beaches in Cornwall have been backed by councillors.

However plans to relax the current restrictions were rejected by councillors.  read more »

200107 | Dog beach restrictions in Cornwall could be relaxed

Dog beach restrictions in Cornwall could be relaxed

By Richard Whitehouse Local Democracy Reporter
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Other Cornwall Neighbourhood Plans

Other parts of Cornwall Neighbourhood plan ideas

191127 | 94% of people at food banks are destitute

27 Nov 19

More people than ever expected to need a food bank ahead of Christmas

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191205 | Cornish foodbanks hand out more emergency parcels more than two in five to children

Cornish foodbanks hand out more emergency parcels

Cornish foodbanks hand out more emergency parcels

Published by Emma Carton at 8:15am 4th December 2019. (Updated at 12:55pm 4th December 2019)  read more »

191202 | The finalised route for Cornwall's stage of the 2020 Tour of Britain has been announced

Route will go through: Penzance, St Just, St Ives, Hayle, Camborne, Pool, Redruth, Falmouth, Penryn, Truro, Newquay, St Austell and will finish in Bodmin
Detail route St Ives to Camborne

Cornwall's 2020 Tour of Britain route is announced

Cornwall's 2020 Tour of Britain route is announced

Published by Sarah Yeoman at 3:00pm 2nd December 2019. (Updated at 3:01pm 2nd December 2019)

The finalised route for Cornwall's stage of the 2020 Tour of Britain has been announced.

The cycling competition will start in the Duchy next year, going from Penzance to Bodmin.  read more »

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